Letter to the Editor regarding "GJB2, GJB6 or GJA1 genes should not be investigated in routine in non syndromic deafness in people of sub-Saharan African descent"

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 632-633

  Wonkam, Ambroise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cameroon; GJB2; GJB6 and GJA1; Non syndromic deafness; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ARGININE; CYSTEINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; ISOLEUCINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; THREONINE; THYMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE;

CAMEROONIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GHANAIAN; GJA1 GENE; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NON SYNDROMIC DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN DESCENT; VALIDITY; XHOSA (PEOPLE); BLACK PERSON; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84924078770     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.01.012     Document Type: Letter

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